Pence starts opening sealed elector slates.
One Rep and one Senator object to a Judgement Pence makes.
They separate and debate IN THE Senate. There is NO house vote that occurs.
If the Senate cannot agree on enough slates to get to 270, the matter is sent to the House. That is the only time they they get to vote.
During the reading, they are mere witnesses who can object.
There is nothing you can point to ANYWHERE that says the House gets to vote on whether or not to send the election *to themselves*.
The Founders would have never constructed such an obvious conflict of interest.
Seriously, read will you:
“Objections to individual state returns must be made in writing by at least one Member each of the Senate and House of Representatives. If an objection meets these requirements, the joint session recesses and the two houses separate and debate the question in their respective chambers for a maximum of two hours,” the CRS said. “The two houses then vote separately to accept or reject the objection.”
Come on wishful thinking is okay but you are burying your head in the sand. Look, I hope I am wrong and you are right. But this election is over, you really think McConnell and McCarthy are going to let objections stand. Do you believe Pence will really throw this election to the House? Like I said I hope I am wrong, but doubt that I am.